Androgyne fusion belly dance artist.

• Bio •

Draconis (Drake) is an queer-ass performer with who can't pick a gender, and also suffers from dance commitment issues. They discovered their taste for belly dance in 2008 with the Isis Studio in Bedford, Texas, which only further enabled their addiction to fringe dance styles, including West African, twerk, Samba, modern, jazz, and so on. There is no cure.

Draconis has been curating their 'Eclectic Fusion' dance style for nearly a decade — a dance philosophy and method for creating fusion that involves cross-training, academic study, and movement analysis. The method for Eclectic Fusion is optimized to help dancers find their own voice within their dance, which includes learning different movement qualities, quantifying movement patterns, and applying the created movements to your dance practice.

Outside the world of dance, Drake continues to take dance classes in and out of college. After a handful of competitions and pushing himself to get his name out in the belly dance world, Drake works hard every day to further their dance career and imprint on the community.

Draconis is also a niche in the belly dance community with their transgender identity, being one of the few 'out' and practicing professional transgender belly dancers. Drake takes pride in cultivating an understanding and sensitivity towards the trans community within the realm of belly dance, and offers an in-depth lecture on the topic: "The Non-Binary Performer's Survival Guide". In you're interested in booking this lecture for your event, please send an inquiry under the 'Hire Draconis' tab!